Formation of coupled quantum dots in single-wall carbon nanotubes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1864-1866

  Ishibashi, K ^a   Suzuki, M ^b   Ida, T ^a   Aoyagi, Y ^a,c  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 0035903381     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1403295     Document Type: Article

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